Boston-based MCPHS University's nursing program was given a formal warning from the state after a review uncovered several areas where the program fell short of state regulations, according to the Boston Globe.
The consistently low rate of graduates passing the professional nursing licensure exam, the NCLEX-RN, prompted state officials to review the university's nursing program. During the review, state regulators found 11 areas where the program had lapses.
In a letter to the school, a state regulator said the nursing school fell short in each of the five broad categories of state regulations for nursing school approval. Those categories are program mission and governance, faculty qualification, student qualification, curriculum and resources. The letter does not detail specific problems.
Regulators from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing gave the nursing school three deadlines to submit plans to correct the problems. If the university does not correct these issues, the state could withdraw approval of the program.
MCPHS University's nursing school has been very responsive and has met monthly benchmarks so far, according to a spokesperson from the state nursing board.
"Our goal is to have the warning status removed within the next academic year, and we believe we are on track," George Humphrey, MCPHS University's provost, told the Boston Globe.